SPO.OP.115 Departure and approach procedures – aeroplanes and helicopters

ANNEX VIII (Part-SPO) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

SPO.OP.115Departure and approach procedures – aeroplanes and helicopters

(a)The pilot-in-command shall use the departure and approach procedures established by the State of the aerodrome, if such procedures have been published for the runway or FATO to be used.

(b)The pilot-in-command may deviate from a published departure route, arrival route or approach procedure:

(1)provided obstacle clearance criteria can be observed, full account is taken of the operating conditions and any ATC clearance is adhered to; or

(2)when being radar-vectored by an ATC unit.

(c)In the case of operations with complex motor-powered aircraft, the final approach segment shall be flown visually or in accordance with the published approach procedures.

IR · SPO.OP.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 379/2014 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 SPO.OP.115Departure and approach procedures — aeroplanes and helicopters

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APPROACH FLIGHT TECHNIQUE — AEROPLANES

(a)All approach operations should be flown as SAp operations.

(b)The CDFA technique should be used for NPA procedures.

AMC · AMC1 SPO.OP.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2022/012/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART B: OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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